Siskiyou authorities investigating alleged shooting in Hornbrook

Authorities are investigating a shooting in the Hornbrook area after a man showed up early Tuesday at Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka seeking medical help for gunshot wounds, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said.

Investigators said the man may have been in the area of Tarpon and Moonfish drives prior to going to the hospital.

A sheriff’s deputy responded to the report of a man seeking medical attention at Fairfield Medical Center around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday.

Investigators subsequently went to Tarpon and Moonfish drives but did not find anybody to corroborate any criminal activity occurring there, but they did locate an illegal marijuana cultivation site on the property, the sheriff’s office said.

It is not known if there is a link between the marijuana site and the alleged shooting, the sheriff’s office said.

The shooting victim is on parole and is talking to investigators, the sheriff’s office said. The Yreka Police Department also assisted in the initial investigation.

Sheriff Jon Lopey said in a news release the victim is recovering from his wounds.

Authorities have not released the name of the victim.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office at 1-530- 841-2900.